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Washington University Dorm Flooded; Students Displaced
A broken sprinkler Sunday caused flooding issues at a Washington University dorm.
Washington University's student newspaper reports a sprinkler accident flooded areas of Wheeler House Sunday, causing students to be evacuated.
According to the paper, a student jumped over a chair, hit his head on a sprinkler on the ceiling, breaking the sprinkler, which flooded the surrounding suites.
Residents of the flooded suites will reportedly be displaced for at least three days.
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